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4 THE MORNING QKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JUIAr 24, 1900. ADVENT OF ARMY WORM WORKZXG GREAT DAMAGE TO .CROPS IN OLACKAMA9 COUNTY. Principal Attacks Are on Garden and .Root prop Pirt Appear- ance of Pest .In Oregon. OREGON" CITY, July 23. A' dozen farm ers from different sections of Clackamas County -were seen today, and there was a universal complaint about the advent, of the army worm. At Mount Pleasant they are playing: havoc with the gardens, -orn and root crops. The worms were first observed In the clover fields, but since that crop was harvested have made their way to garden and tooc crops, and In some Instances have attacked the potato fields. R. H. Tabor says that they are now working on his prune trees, asnd In one Instance he observed that a worm had bored half way through a large prune. Near Wilsonville, In some fields whero -tho clover has been out, the worms have eaten off all the green sprouts close to the ground, and are numerous In that section. "William Brobst, near "Wilson ville, saved his onion patch by digging a deep ditch all around the field, flaring back from the top so that the worms could not crawl out. At Intervals he dug pits In the bottom of the ditch, where the worms collected and were destroyed. Some farmers are trying spraying with Paris green and other articles to destroy the pests. It Is only In restricted locali ties that the pests are very bad, but they appear to be spreading. The worms aver age from three-quarters to an Inch and a half In length, and the body is about the diameter of an ordinary pencil, and of a brownish color. This is said to be the Rtst advent of the army worm In Oregon. Already this month 120 original home stead filings have been entered In the lo cal land office. About 70 of the number are from the Siletz reservation. Ten loca tions were filed today. About 60 of these locations are on lands on which the State School Iand Agent attempted to file two Indemnity claims, aggregating 12,280 acres only a few days ago. Register Moores and Recorder Galloway rejected the school land filings, but the State Iand Agent has 30 days to appeal to the Gen eral Land Office at Washington. In 1S93 Congress passed an act authorizing the taking of homesteads on lands within the limits of reservations not alloted to In dians, the settlers being required to pay CO cents per acre when he filed on the land, and $1 additional, per acre, when he made final proof, which could "bo mde at the expiration of three years. Iast "Win ter Congress repealed that part of the act relating to the payment of the B0 cents and $L per acre, virtually making the homesteads free, with the exception of the usual fees, -which remained the same as heretofore. These lands had not been subject to entry as school lands, timber claims or any other kind of entry except that of homesteads. The orIcic of the land office refused to entertain the filing of the State Land Agent, as the only repeal specified in the act of the last Con gress was that relating to the amount paid per acre for the former homestead entries. There Is about 50,000 acres of land In the Siletz reservation not alloted to tho Indians, and subject to homestead entry. The greater" part of this is said to be desirable timber lrfnd, and conse quently there Is now a great rush for these lands on account of their timber value. It Is reported that 40 men left Albany one day last week to locate home stead claims In this reservation, but their filings have not yet been received. Following is an extract from a letter written by Charles E. Bray, dated at Cape Nome. June 30. and addressed to his wife, who Is spending the Summer here with her. daughter, Mrs. J. E. Hedges. Mr. Bray was formerly a resident of Oregon City, and left Seattle on May 20. for Cape Nome: "I began work as a musician a week ago. June 22. I get $17 50 per night, and J2 per hour for overtime. It is Impossible at the present time to tell what the future of this camp will be. Many say that the bottom will drop out in the next 30 days. People are coming and going all the time, and many who came in on the steamers returned on the same boat. There is an air of uncertainty that swns to pervade the whole proposition. The beach dle glngs are practicallv workud out No mining is done on the bonch in front of the town, which is occupied by thousands of tons of lumber and other freight for a mile or more. I was a week In finding my stuff, which was scatierpd along the beach for half a mile. On the beach is heavy machinery, some of which is al ready partlv covered with sand, and it ilTT u rcraoved fm wher it wn wS 2-, here are boxes contnlnine all kinds of lucrroge. smashed and broken: m?efnn1?ni?ns .TUh e " sticking JXir J2i d,rections: Pianos waiting for their owners to come and Halm them, wnne one bears a placard, 'For Sale." George H. Gregory, the teasel-grower of Molalla, was here today and stated that he and his brother at Cams, would begin harvesting SO acres of teasels about August 1. They will employ about 40 hands to harvest the crop, and -will keep considerable help to prepare the teasels for market, which Including the harvest ing, will' require about two months. Mr. Sawteli the pioneer teasel-grower, has j$re1 ?b$rtlHsIness' but Gregory Bros. -rialm thaoy introducing some new meth ods they can still make the business prof itable, each heretofore having had experi ence in that line In other sections of the country. Deputy County Clerk Elmer Dixon to day made an abstract of tax rebates al lowed on wide tire wagons, showing that up 'to date owners of wide tire wheels had received on taxes for 1899 the total sum of 5570 46. Only three or four of this num ber had more than one wide tire wagon. As the rebate came out of the road tax paid by the claimant, in many Instances he did not get the full amount of $1 pe" wheel. For Instance, If the amount of the claimant's road tax was only $310 lhatwould be the total amount due him as rebate. In the Police Court today Prince Henry Yelcus was fined $30 for.being drunk and disorderly, and Sew Sap, anothehr Indian, was fined $10 for the same offense. Both ore serving out their terms in Jail. Lelgh- T?,E?$Vafed,8 years' Tras arraigned ln Justice McAnulty's court this afternoon for assaulting Fred Powell, another boy of about the same age. A fine of $10 was imposed, but was suspended during gobd tVI ,The boy was t0 younff to go Inl?0. School and the 0cer did ?ail advisable to send him to SOLDIERS RETURN FROM JfOJTE. Troops trill Have Plenty to DoRe lief Expedition Probable. VANCOUVER, "Wash.. July 23. S. S. Cook, Otis Smith and William Kreus, who went with the Seventh United States In fantry detachment a month ago, to Cape .ome. as employes 6f the Government, returned home yesterday. All three re ceived their discharge for physical disabil ity. Mr. Gook-describes the situation at J.ome as a conglomerate mass of people, .not one out of every hundred of whom can find employment. He thinks the troops will have plenty to do there before the year is out In pre serving -order, and Is also of the opinion that the' services of tho Government will be needed in the form of a relief expedi tion, before many months, to rescue hun dredsfrom starvation and freezing. The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth H. Dur fcin,' jWholedat herhome in Portland last Trlday morning, took place from St IiUkosEplsj;opal Churchln this city, at J 11:30 o'clock yesterday. Rev. Dr. Edgar P. Hill, of Portland, conducted a brief funeral service. The remains were de posited ln the family plot in the v Masonic cemetery. The members of the Rebekah lodge 6f this city, of which Mrs. Durgih was an active member for many years, attended the services ln a body. AFTER AIC ESCAPED COXVICT. Idaho Official at La Grande Death From Elaclc Smallpox. LA GRANDE, July 21 B. B. Halley, yard superintendent of the Boise, Idaho, penitentiary, is here today ln search of an escaped convict. Charles T. Mtsflle, a half-breed Indian. He was a trusty, whose time would have expired ln 14 months. "When last seen he was at Huntington, -on. his way, it is supposed, to the Umatilla reservation. One hundred dollars reward Is offered for his recapture. Mrs. Eugene Schow died here yesterday from black smallpox, after having been sick only three days. The case was con tracted dnrlng a visit to Baker City, and is the first to prove fatal here. FIRE IS WHEAT FIELD. Destroy 1GO Acres of Grain and Large Separator. "WASCO, Or., July 23. Once more the fire demon Worked havoc on Sherman County wheat. One hundred and fifty acres of wheat 10 miles west of the city and a large separator belonging to Mr. Moorehouse were burned this afternoon. The separator was uninsured, $5 per acre being carried on the wheat. It Is esti mated that the field would have yielded 25 bushels to the acre Forest Grove Notes. FOREST GROVE, Or., July 23. Rev. J. M. Hunter, pastor of the Christian Church here for the past 16 months, preached his farewell sermon yesterday. He leaves this -week for Coqullle City, where he has accepted a call to preach. "William Isensee, of Portland, was here today, taking measurements preparatory to putting fire escapes in the young ladles dormitory of Pacific University. Pacific University Is building a quarter of a mile of sidewalk along the south side of the campus. Tacoxna Street-Car Officials Bond. TACOMA, Wash., July 23. S. Z. Mitch ell, superintendent; F. L. D&me, assist ant Superintendent; Charles H. Purdy, and Motorman F. L. Boehm, of the Ta coma Railway & Power Company, ap peared before the Superior Court today, and gave bonds in $3000 each for their appearance in court to answer the chargo of manslaughter. In connection with the street-car disaster of July 4. They were given two weeks to plead. Giant Copper Ledge Discovered. UNION, Or., July 23. A ledge of copper ore 1000 feet wide and nearly a mile long has been uncovered in this county about eight miles east of Medical Springs. The ore Is free milling, and the property be longs to the North American Mining Com pany, of Des Moines, la. Prospectors are rushing into tho region, and a town Is already started, called Burkemont, Butte, Mont., is threatened with a rival in Oregon. Explosion of Lnmp Causes Fire. LEBANON. Or., July 23. Early yester day morning, the farm residence of John Beard, three miles east of this city, with nearly all of its contents, was de stroyed by fire. Mr. Beard arose to get some medicine, by the light of a lamp, The lamp exploded, setting fire to the building. Mr. Beard estimates his loss at $1000. There was some Insurance; amount unknown. Prisoners Attempt Encnpe. CORVALLIS. Or., July 23. A futile at tempt was made by prisoners to escape from the County Jail, Saturday night. With old books and newspapers they made a hot fire, and with an old hatchet cut away the head of one of the bolts to tho door of the steel .cage. The noise made by the operation attracted the attention of passers-by. and the work was promptly stopped. Land Office Decision Affirmed. WASHINGTON, July 19. The Secretary of the Interior has affirmed a Land Office decision of a recent date, allowing Charles H. Prescott and Albert L. Maxwell to purchase a small tract of land ln the Olympla land district, Washington, which right was contested by James G. Camp bell. Gideon Frazier. A. P. Patterson and Adolphus P. Hannah. Notes of Amity. AMITY, Or., July 23.-Harvest has be gun in earnest and by the end of the week a large per cent of the grain will be ln shock. Threshing will begin Friday. Real estate transfers ln the county dur ing the past week amounted to $17 837 50. John J. Henderson transferred to William Goffrier 325 acres of land; consideration. $15,000. Oregon Notes. Some cases of smallpox are reported on Coffeepot Creek, in Harney County. A buyer of cavalry horses has Just se cured 48 at Enterprise and 30 at Wallowa. Jake Hann has sold his 420-acre ranch near Lostlne to Ed Glenn, of Imbler; consideration, J5503. The Huntington Jail is empty for the first time ln months. It is receiving a thorough cleaning. The bridge across the Calipoola River at Brownsville is being rebuilt. The work will require a month. Mrs. J. V. Montgomery, of Fossil, died last Wednesday night, during childbirth. The child, a 12-pound girl, Is alive. W. W. Mitchell died at his home in Umatilla County last week, aged 73. He was an old and respected citizen. Many of the newspapers of Oregon print letters from men who have gone to Capo Nome all warning their friends to stay away. Eugene is alarmed lest Brownsville shall get the trado of the Blue River mines, and the Guard thinks Lane Coun ty and Eugene would find It advantageous to build a turnpike the entire distance. William Small, Charles Olds. Lee Vin cent, George Hayden and Joseph Leon ard, of Baker City, have gone to Fort Vancouver, Wash., to report for duty as packers for the Government In the Philippine service. Thomas Watson, of Fossil, was Btricken with blindness while on top of his wind mill a few days ago. A neighbor helped him down. He Is 75 years old, and the exertion Of climbing ladders caused a small hemorrhage of the brain. It Is thought he will regain his sight. Miss S. Gagen. of Pendleton, and Miss Mary Alden, of Pennsylvania, have taken the veil and joined the Order of St. Francis, whose slm I th frinrtinn nf I youth and the glorification of the nobility oi unrisuan le&cning. Tneir consecra tion occurred at Pendleton on tho 19th Inst, in St. Joseph's Church. Bruebaker & Terington have just made another notable strike ln their mine, the World, on the .top of Gold Hill, ln Blue River district, ays the Eugene Guard. The rock Is honeycombed with gold In many places. The average quartz assays $1200 to tho ton. The ledge at a depth of IS feet from the surface Is six feet wide. It is thought to be one of tho best mines yet discovered In that district. Last Saturday an Albany man started to Newport for a vacation. When the train stopped near Wren to take on wood fce spied some inviting fruit in. a neigh boring orchard and concluded to sample it. He stayed longer than he Intended, and discovered the train was starting. He ran for the train and on leaping over the fence his watch fob caught on a board, which threw his gold watch out of his pocket into the brush. To stop to hunt the watch meant to be left there ln the hills over Sunday. He chose to board the train, and -Went on" to the sea shore, leaving his watch to pay for the FISH RUN REMAINS GOOD CATCHES OF 1000 TOJBOO POUNDS QUITE COMMON. Every Fisherman "With. Piece of Tfet on River at Nlsht -Traps Net Farlnar'TVelL ASTORIA, Or., July 23. The run of fish last night and this morning continued equally as good as during the past few days and every fisherman who has a piece of web is on the river at night. Catches of 1000 to 1500 pounds are quite common. The traps, however, are not doing so well as they have been. . Tiro Fishermen Drowned. Carl Westman, a fisherman in the em ploy of the combine, was drowned about 1 o'clock this morning, near Fort Co lumbia. He and his boatpuller, J. Lyons, were pulling toward the shore to anchor, when the boat was caught by the strong ebb tide and hurled against the Govern ment wharf and smashed. Westman sank immediately, but Lyons floated down to the traps, and clung to a spile until he was picked up by the life-saving crew. Westman was a native of Fin land, 46 years of age, and leaved a wife residing In this city. Ernest Durrah, the 19-year-old son of Alex Durrah, of Crooked Creek, was drowned last evening while working on a seining ground at Frankfort. He fell from a horse as he was hauling ln the seine. The body was recovered today. Payment on State Taxes. County Treasurer Thompson today re mitted $3000 to the State Treasurer in part payment of the 1ES2 taxes. This leaves a balance still due of about 53000, al though owing to an error In extending the assessment roll, the state claims the balance to be about $5000. For Salmon Hatchery. Fish Commissioner Reed has gone to the Malheur River to make an Investi gation of it as a possible location for a hatchery. He has been told that chlnook salmon are running there in large num bers to spawn. Gnna for Fort Stevens. Five carloads of gun carriages for the fortifications at Fort Stevens arrived there last evening. After they are placed In position, the guns for them will ar rive. FOR NEW SALEM POSTOFFICE. Samples of Dirt for Foundation Re ins: Secured. SALEM, Or., July 23. Two holes, 10 feet deep and 100 feet apart, are being dug on the west end of Wilson's avenue for the purpose of making an examination of the soil for the foundation of the new Post office to be built here. A small box of dirt, showing the substance of the soil. Is filled at the depth of each five feet, to be forwarded to Washington. The soil the first five feet was found to be very hard and substantial and mixed with gravel, and at 10 feet It Is almost all gravel. It Is believed here that It will stand the test, and nothing else will be used for the foundation. State Treasurer Moore today received a remittance of $2000 from yiatsop Coun ty, to apply on its 1S92 state tax; also the sum of $1443 18 from Curry County, on Its 1899 state tax. Tho County Court made an order today appointing Le McCracken guardian of the person of Ansel McCracken, a minor; also granting Le McCracken the right to adopt John and Lester Blanton. The action against Dr. Lafore, for an assault with a dangerous weapon upon the person of Fred Miller, in the Justice Court today, was dismissed on motion of the Prosecuting Attorney. ALL TELL HARD-LUCK STORIES. Smallpox Spreading: at Cape Nome General Vaccination Order. PORT TOWNSEN-D, Wash., July 23. The sohooner Nellie Coleman arrived to night from Cape Nome, bringing 30 pas sengers, all of whom have hard-luck stor ies to tell. The schooner sailed July 2, and at that time smallpox was spreading rapidly, and the authorities had Issued orders that all persons should be vac cinated. Doctors took advantage of this order, and charged $5 jfor each person vaccinated, and when the schooner Cole man was ready to son the doctor boarded her and realized $150 for his services under threat that the vessel would not be allowed to sail unless all were vac cinated. Quarantine regulations will bo enforced against all vessels arriving from Cape Nome, and Dc Foster, United States quarantine officer here, has Issued orders that all vessels from Cape Nome must call at this port for quarantine be fore being allowed to enter. PLACER MINE EXCITEMENT. Stnmpede From Juneau to Nevr Dlg ffingB on Glacier Bay. SEATTLE, July 23,-Juneau has a full fledged placer mine excitement, according to advices brought from the north today by the steamer Rosalie. When the vessel sailed from Juneau, July 18, a stampede was on to new placer diggings on Glacier Bay, about 153 miles distant. Some doubt existed as to the placers being really new discoveries Not a few believe them to be the diggings 'found and operated many years ago by the Russians. In any event the finds are most promising. It Is claimed for them that an experienced miner can make considerably more than wages. Fully 200 people. It Is estimated, had gone from Juneau alone to the scene of the new discoveries. The bars In the mouth of Glatlor Bay all are said .to contain gold. PRUNE ASSOCIATION MEETING. Directors Eleot Officers Other Busi ness, of Importance. SALEM, Or., July 23. The board of directors of the Willamette Valley Prune Association met in this city today and chose the following officers: R. J. Spen cer, president; L. M. Gilbert, vice-president; H. S. Gile, secretary and manager. An advisory board, composed of C. O. Constable and E. F. Smith, were named to act. In connection with the president, as a sales committee. An auditing com mittee, consisting of C. O. Constable, D. M. Crouse and J. N. Smith, was also chosen. The matter of constructing their large warehouse was discussed, and as soon as a lease can be had for the grounds upon which to build, work will commence. The Capitol National Bank was selected as depositary for the funds of the association. ADTICES FROM N03D3. Nineteen Gnses of Smallpox Up to July 10 Custom-House Business. SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. Advices from Nome received by the Alaska Com mercial Company state that up to July 10 there had been 19 cases of smallpox in the camp, only one being reported since July 5. St. Michael has established a strict quarantine against Nome. According to the records of the Custom-House, 114 vessels have entered Nome and 13,437 passengers have landed, not In cluding those who came down the Yukon River, nor those who landed from ves sels which did not report to tho customs officers. It is estimated that from GOOD" to 10,000 persons will Winter at Nome. SUPREME COURT DENIES WRIT. Contention Over the Right to Fill a Vacancy in . Office. OLTMPIA, Wash., July 23. The Su preme Court denied the application for a writ of prohibition in the case of the State ex rel. Jarnc3 Z. Moore, Prosecut ing Attorney of Spokane County, plain tiff, vs. Leander H. Prather, Judge of Spokane County, defendant. This con tention was brought over the proposed appointment of a County Commissioner to fill a vacancy caused by the death of J. P. Campbell, who was killed by a train of cars early in the month. The constitution provides that a vacancy oc curring in a county office shall be filled by the Board of County Commissioners, but the statute, section 337, 1st Bollenger. provides that a vacancy ln the Board of County Commissioners shall be filled by the remaining members of the board, together with tho Judge of the Superior Court. Of tho remaining members of ithe Board of County Commissioners in Spo kane County one is a Republican and ono a Populist. The Populist member Is pre paring to Join with Judge Prather, also a Populist, to make an appointment to fill the vacancy. The Supreme Court de nies the writ. INDIAN WOMAN SHOT. Deed Committed- ly Husband Due to Whisky and Jealousy. KAMLOOPS. B. C, July 23. A sensa tional Indian murder occurred here yes terday. About 3 o'clock in the afternon, two Indian women were seen riding up Fourth avenue at a full gallop. They were closely pursued by a mounted Indian, who was armed with a Winchester. Oa near lng them he raised his rifle and shot one dead. She dropped from her horse and. the murderer made off toward the re serve. He was arrested and proved to be George St. PauL The victim was his young wife. Whisky and Jealousy were the cause of the crime. Will Receive Pensions. WASHINGTON, July 19. Northwestern pensions have been granted as follows: Oregon Original: James Hands, Jack sonville, $. Increase: Samuel H. Miller, Myrtle Point. $10. Original widows, etc: Orpha M. Wheeler, mother, Portland, $12. Original: Albert Eckelson, Albany, $6; Henry M. Rlggs, Portland, $6; minors of Samuel H. Douglas, Wamlc, $16. Washington Increase: Abner Rosen berg, Spangle, $10. Reissue: Mary L Welch, nurse, Asotin, $12. Original: John S. Countryman, Spokane, $10; Heinrich 3 Frank Kaiser. Frank Kaiser, of Salem, died. at Noma, June 22, of typhoid fever, from which he had suf fered most of the time on the voyage. He be longed to the well-known pioneer family. Ho went to Nome with a party of Salem men in the hope of raisin; the mortgage from his home. He left a. wife, who is a nloce of Hon. A. Bush, and two children. Schwarze, New Whatcom, JG; Lut,her C. Axton, Laurel, $8. Increase: Jackson Lemmon, Oakville, $12; Legrand P. Wil liams, Fellda, $10. Idaho Original: Charles A. Earle, Mul lan, $6; David C. Nigh. Kendrick, $G; Charles N. Tlfbmpson, Lewlstort, $C; Hor- bfice A. Hitchcock, Cuprum, $S. Northvrcstern Poatnl Changes. WASHINGTON, July 23. The following Northwestern postal changes have been ordered: A postoffice has been established at Mazama, Okanogan County, Wash., to be supplied from Winthrop. MInle Tlngley has been appointed postmaster. The name of the postoffice at Casco, King County, Wash., has been changed to Barling. A postoffice has been established at Summit. Nez Perces County, Idaho, on the route from Willola to Beeman. Ar thur R. Weaver has been appointed post master. The name of the postoffice at Glenn. Shoshone County, Idaho, has been chang ed to Blake, The postoffice at Belcaro. Alaska, will be discontinued on August 15. after which date the mail will be delivered to Valdes. Militarism. Spokane Spokesman Review. Washington said:, "In time of peace prepare for' war." ' That was ''militar ism." Washington Notes. Mrs. Thomis Brown, a pioneer, died at Chewelah July 20. Ferry County Is to sell bonds to refund outstanding warrants. The teachers enrolled at the Summer science school at Pullman number ISO. Colfax citizens have subscribed $1000 for tho Whitman County fair, to be held in September. The State Press Association will meet at New Whatcom-Falrhaven on Wednes day, Thursday and Friday of this week. Walla Willa baseball enthusiasts are wroth at the "Stanford" aggregation for failure to keep an agreement to play in their town. Charles Hatfield, of Dayton, was thrown down on a load of hay by a team's sud den start, ln such a way that the tine of a fork passed through his chin into his mouth. The 20-months-old child of Joseph Kel lough, a farmer of Eureka Flat; was se verely burned on the 21st. It had gotten some matches, and ln playing with them set Its clothing afire. A couple of years ago two Olympla mxrsh farmers drove a few piles to pro tect a fishtrap location. They recently wero paid $100,000, this being the balance of $142,000, the prico they asked for their fishing claim. A Seattle paper makes thft enigmatical remark that "Oregon's blackmailers, who are trying to run tho politics of the State of Washington, are not making much headwiy at present, as they get hedged on every political trick they try to turn." A 15-year-old lad from Spokane, named George H. Loose, Is winning much praise by his singing in a New Tork church. He Is said to hive the most wonderful boy's voice ever heard In New York. "It unites great range, rich quality, perfect action, great power and wonderful pathos." While unloading hay at Prater Bros. farm, near Coveilo, with a derrick fork, R. F. Foster got caught ln the lip with the fork, and before it was discovered that the fork contained human freight In stead of hay, Foster was landed in the loft, all the same as a fish on a hook, says the Dayton Chronicle. Hla lip was seriously lacerated. Hon. J. M. Frlnk, of Seattle, who Is a candidate for the Republican nomination of Governor, was accused of entering a combination on the Senatorial fight. He makes this direct denial: "I have en tered Into no agreement or combination with any individual or any faction of the party by which I am to give them my support In their Senatorial aspirations for sopport given me In my candidacy for Governor; neither will I make any such combination. I am making this race for tho nomination strictly upon my own merits. I am determined, so far as it is In my power, to eliminate the Senatorshlp fight from the Btato campaign." s.vbmwi Vtb. x ARRESTSTR1KERS' LEADER REMOVAL MAT ASSIST COMPROMISE OF FRASER-RIVER STRIKE. Caaners Claim Prices Offered Are Satisfactory to Majority of Fish ermenConflict Inevitable. VICTORIA. B. a, July 23. The dead lock of the Fraser-Rlver salmon-canning Industry has created much excitement and a conflict between the opposing sides seems inevitable. The principal leader of the strikers, Frank Rogers, was arrested today, charged with Intimidation. It is possible that his removal from the scene may make a compromise less difficult. The canners claim that the terms offered by the cannerymen. are satisfactory to most of the whites and oil the Japanese, but that they have been intimidated by the strikers. The obligation of protecting life and property belongs to the Provincial Gov ernment, and Assistant Police Superin tendent Murray Is on. the scene, prepar ing to protect the fishermen. A number of boats will be sent out tonight under guard, and the union men say that this move will result ln serious trouble. Sev eral parties have attempted to go out to fish, hut the strikers have prevented their doing so. It is current talk among the strikers that a British warship is at hand, and will interfere in the event of a conflict between the cannerymen and their former employes. It is also said that a detective agency has a number of men on the ground. FISHERMEN STILL HOLD OUT. No Change ln Fraser River Salmon Strike Japanese Threatened. VANCOUVER. B. C, July 22. There was little practical change in the salmon fishermen's strike situation today. Late reports from Steveston show that the fish ermen have refused the latest offer of the canners to pay 20 cents a fish through out the season. The men still hold out for 25 cents. Violence is threatened If the Japanese go out to fish tomorrow, as it is reported they will do. A war vessel may be sent from Victoria to protect them. TROOP H, OF SUMPTER. How It Member" Regarded the Week at Camp Geer. Blue Mountain American. Trocp B, the Sumpter Rough Riders, have returned from the state military en campment at Salem. The boys look wise and worn. They walk straighter. They eat more, and they cherish tender memories of Salem girls, and of girls of other towns. They came trailing home Thursday af ternoon, after a dusty mounted march from Baker City. Their faces were tanned. They were sore and stiff from a week's .work. But in their eyes was the light of a great content. They had been there. They had seen and done. It was all over; and It was good to get back home. They report -a good time. Some qual ify the statement. Others elaborate. But there Is a beautiful unanimity in the man ner In which they say, "We are glad it's ovor." No! a one but who reaped some enjoyment from the trip. But it Is good to go to bed when you please; to snuggle between clean sheets: and to snooze through the long morning hours without a haunting fear of that awful bugle call, reveille. It Is good to eat home rations coffee with cream and sugar, and all the dainties of home. It is glorious to be able to bid a long farewell to beans and hard tack and prunes. ' And best of all It Is heavenly to feel an exemption from that bugaboo of th'e soldier detail duty. . Taken all ln all, by fare and large, the boys have all been benefited by the trip. They know what It is to be soldiers: and when it comes to th real thing they will no doubt understand the case. To a majority of the troop, the encamp ment was a long, uninterrupted series of surprises. In this one particular It was Indeed a "camp of Instruction." Prior to the troop's departure from Sumpter each member mentally congratulated him self upon his good fortune in being able to participate In what was then thought to be a huge picnic. At the close of the first day in camp the first surprise came. From a big picnic the affair changed suddenly into a treadmill. Instead of a happy-go-lucky al fresco function, the camp began to assume the guise of some thing different. Instead of a go-as-you' please and do-as-you-desire affair It b& came metamorphosed Into an actual sol dlers' camp, where each man was held amenable to the strictest military disci pllne; where rigid rules were made to be rigidly observed: where requests were no longer preferred, but where commands were given: and these commands were not to be questioned even by tho winking of an eye, but were to be oboyed. It was magnificent training. It taught that hard est lesson the independent American has to learn to obey. TIMBER CASES CLOSED. Final Decision Favors Homestead ers Against the State. Lewiston Tribune. A decision was received on the 20th by the local land office from Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock which. In effect, can cels all the selected land In -tho White Pine country ln conflict with homestead ers, the title of-the case being thetJnlted States VS. the -Stat nf THnhn nnnv of the decision to the Commissioner of me uenerai iand Office Is as follows: "This is an appeal from the State of Idaho from your office decision of April 4, 1SS9, rejecting the state selections per list 6 for the State Normal Schools, filed in the local land office Januiurv it isss embracing certain lands ln Township 41 norm, .aange jl west, j-,ewiston land dis trict, Idaho, allowing all sections covered .by the state list of selections mimhflr fi embracing the same land and filed for tha. same purpofe August xt, 1533, not in con flict wHo. adverse claims of rnrri n-nn suspending, selections ln conflict with such viuuua ieHuuiK ana in adjudication with the same. That the state's said selections of January 14, 1S9S. were premature and invalid has been adjudged by numerous decisions of thi3 department. See Zeigler vs. State of Idaho. 30. t.tv 1 "The conflicting claims on account of wxnen uie saia list or August 12, 1E98. was suspended, have heretofore been adjudi cated In the several separate decisions of your office, and the department Involving lands In this township and the right of the state to the land involved determined therein. There remains therefore no ques tion to decide In this case. The decision appealed from is therefore affirmed and the papers involved returned herewith. NORTHWEST DEAD. Mrs. Indiana J". Hnsklns. CORVALLIS, Or.. July 23. The funeral of Mrs. Indiana J. Haskin3 is to occur at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was the wife of John Hasklns, and died Friday, aged 69 years 8 days' She was born In Nashville, Tenn., and had been a resident of Benton County since 1S52. The surviving relatives are the husband and tho following children Mrs. Mary Chase and Alonzo Hasklns! Corvallis; Mrs. Ivy Wilson, Philomath; John Henry Hasklns, St Louis, and Flor ence Hasklns, Eureka Springs, Arkan sas. George W. Gray, of Salem. SALEM. Or., July 23. George W. Gray, aged-80 years, a prominent citizen of this city, died at 9:35 this evening. Pnnl Kroft, ex-Mayor of The Dalles. THE DALLES, July' 23. Paul Kroft, at one time Mayor of The Dalles, died this afternoon of heart disease, aged 51 years. He leaves a wife and several children. The funeral will be conducted by the Woodmen Wednesday afternoon. Mining Stoclc Quotations. Following are tha traductions at tho Ore gon Minlrij Btock Exchange yesterday: Bid. Adams Mountain ....$000 05' Buffalo ... 1 Copperopolts .............. 5 Fouts Dredgtas Co 100 00 uoiu iiu fc Bonemis..... oom Hill HIsh Line Ditch GoldBtono Consolidated Grizslr Holena. Helena No. 2 Lost Horse i. May Queen Mountain View Orejron-Colorado Riverside , Rockefeller BuaipterFrte Gold Copperopolis, 20oO shares at 5 Goldstone Consolidated v.... 3000 at 34 Selena .... ........7.... 3000 at SO'. o .. v J500at30 Helena 2o. 2 10000 at 3, 4000 at SVi ,. . 6000 at Ci Lost Horse 4000at 2 May Queen 16000 at 2 Mountain View 11000 at 1$ Jpregon-Colorado COOOat 5& SPOKANE. Julr 2S Th Irwlne- tiMi fnr mining stocks today were: Dr Tralf Con..$0 (fi 'Princess Maud.. SO 0151 GfAii Tin I Rambler Cariboo 21 Insurgent Lone Pine Surp. Morn. Glory ... Noble Flvo ..... Waterloo Hi Republic 83 OHlRossland Giant.. 2 3 iSullivan 0$ 4 Tcm Thumb .... 19 2 SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. The official clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were Alta Alpha Con SO 0G Justice $0 09 Andes IIMAiMMI ......V W Occidental Con ... 7 Belcher Ophir CO Overman 0 Potosl 13 Savare 11 Best &. Belcher... Bullion Caledonia Challenge Con ... 79 131 Seg. Belcher 2 Chollar v. 13 Confidence ...... 65 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 -45 Crown Point .... 12 Gould & Curry... 22 Hale &. Norcross.. 20 Silver Hill 60 Standard 4 20 Union Con IS Utah Con ........ 9 Yellow Jacket .... 20 NEW YORK, July 23. Mlnlns stocks today closed as follows: Chollar SO 12lOntario .$8 00 Crown Point .... 10 Ophir 82 Plymouth 10 Quicksilver 1 SO do pref 6 CO Con. Cal. & Va... 1 35! Deadwood ....... 401 Gould & Curry... 20 Halo & Norcross. 17 Sierra Nevada ... 22 Homestake 50 00, Standard 8 GO Iron Sliver 52 Union Con 17 Mexican 12iYelIow Jacket .... 10 BOSTON, July 23. Closing quotations: Adventure SO 02 I Humboldt SO 25 Allouer M. Co... 1 (Osceola Of Ar..U. Copper... SGjParrott 42 Atlantic 23 (Quincy 1 86 Boston & Mont. 3 04 J Santa Fe Copper 5 Butte & Boston. 60 (Tamarack 1 95 Cal. & Hecla... 7 45 UtahtMlnlng .... 2S Centennial lTiWinona 2 Franklin 1314 Wolverines 38 Notes of Tillamook. TILLAMOOK. Or., July 23. W. H. Coop er has been appointed Deputy District Attorney for Tillamook County. Coroner J. E. Tuttle received Informa tion today that while excavating for the foundation of a house at Garibaldi, F. M. Shearer came across the skeleton of a human being. It is likely the remains Of an Indian, and the Coroner did not think it necessary to hold an inquest, Mrs. Whltlen, who was one of the teach ers elected to the public schools, has re signed, and the school board has agreed upon Miss Katherine Myers, of Forest Grove, to fill the vacancy. She will have charge of room No. 2. The Government dredge, which has been at work In Tillamook Bay. Is back In Ho quarton Slough, to reduce the number of bends In tho stream. Xotes of Dallas. DALLAS. Or.. July 23. At the annual meeting, Saturday, of the stockholders of tho Dallas City Bank, H. C. Craven was elee'ed rresident. M.' M. Bills, tbe present Incumbent, declined re-election, hut was Induced, to accept the vlce-pre3-Idenpy. R. L. Williams was re-elected cashier, and Walter "Vassal assistant cashier. A dividend of 5 per cent was declared. The meeting was harmonious, and the reports of the officers showed the bank to be In a prosperous condition. Mr. Jones, of Akron. O., has arrived, and will soon commence the manufacture of hard rubber goods Mr. Jones is an experienced workman in this line. PnteniM for Northwestern People. WASHINGTON. July 19. The following Northwestern patents have been Issued: Oregon Levi Stubblefiold, Echo, hay stacking device. Washington John Cal low, New Kamllchi, ship's anchor; Ed ward It. Gould, Spokane, apparel shirt collar supporter; Zachary T. Stocks, Ev erett, collapsible ship'plng crate, and Charley H. Young, Wllkeson, automatic railway gate. Boy Poisoned. THE DALLES, July 23. The young son of F. C. Paxton. Deputy Sheriff of Wasco County, was poisoned this morning by drinking water in which fly paper was soaking. The child Is not out of danger, but will probably live. Hops Aronnd Dallas. DALLAS, Or., July 23. The hops in this vicinity are healthy, and few lice are to bo fcund. but the laterals are short, and in some fields the crop will be considerably below the average. Idaho Notes. An X-ray machine has been added to the apparatus of the Moscow Hospital. A now flouring mill is going up at Kendrick. It will require 300,000 feet of lumber. The Sisters of St. Joseph propose to establish a hospital at r -x-tntnr, citi zens have subscribed S1500 to aid them. Clem- Buckler was accidentally shot In the breast with a rifle at Priest Lake a few days ago, but is expected to' re cover. W. J. Butterfleld. a pioneer of Post Falls, w., on the 20th. Ho was a mer chant and a Mason and a member of the G. A. H. Two grown daughters sur vive him. "Rattlesnake" Jones is the namo of a Boise man who engages ln capturing the reptiles and selling them to Chinese. The Celestials take each rattler and put It Into a bottle of whisky and let It stand for two years. What remains of the snake Is then removed and the bal ance is let stand until It clarifies, which process requires five years. The liquid Is then a sovereign cure for rheumatism. Bays the. Boise Statesman. The Chinese claim that It will .cure the most violent case. It takes seven years in ..-- to make the preparation ready for use. Chicago Chinese Frightened. CHICAGO. July 23. The Inhabitants of Chinatown In this city have evidently adopted a signal In cart they should he attacked by a mob. Last night over 100 responded to a call for help from Moy Yen. proprietor of a restaurant, and near ly overpowered Sergeant Mooney and two detectives of the Harrison-Street Station before the astonished policemen could an nounce their Identity and convince the ex cited Mongolians that they were making ah arrest and not seeking to avenge atrocities committed in China. As the three officers approached Yen's place a cry of alarm, was raised. From every direction, every doorway swarmed "with Chinamen, who, as they afterwards explained, were answering the alarm re cently adopted to rescue the Chinese in habitants from avengera of diplomats supposed to be slain. When the flrev rush of the Celestials was made, the po. llcemen drew their revolvers and heia the crowd at bay. Informing them at th same time of their mission. It was soon understood they had been tricked and an angry and disgusted crowd of Chinamen dispersed. The mercury reached 101 in the Bhade at Walla Walla the 20th. Asked. I ?00002g 5k 102 60 & . &X. 0 20 3-4 3 30 30s 2 3 1 2H 10 LOSE GOOD TERRITORY AMERICANS NOT SATISFIED WITH ALASKA-CANADIAN SURVEY. Rich Porcupine Mines in British. Ter ritoryPetition Sent to President Portland Called Upon. SKAGWAY, Alaska, July 1C, via Seattle, July 23. The work of delimiting the pro visional boundary ln the disputed Alaska Canadian territory having been complet ed ln that part crossing the Dalton trail and touching the Porcupine district, the Americans ln the district find that they have lost A large part, of what they be lieved was rightfully American territory. The survey has been run and the monu ments set within t8e last lew weeks by O, H. Tlttman, of Washington, D. C, and W. F. King, of Ottawa, and assistants, who have slqffcly followed Instructions as set forth inVhe modus vlvendl agreed to provisionally some months ago by Sec retary Hay, on the part of the United States, and the British representatives, after the adjournment of the Joint High Commission. The survey and demarkation of the lino leaves nearly one-half of the Porcupine gold mines in the British territory, and It has been the general opinion for a long time that the mines In fact, the entire Porcupine district was on the American side. Much of the Dalton tollroad leading to Porcupine City now. lies within Cana dian territory also; that is, Is, on the' Canadian side of the iron monuments set on the provisional line. The American miners In the Porcupine having watched the development of the work, of delimiting and marking, the boundary, were so aroused over the re sult of so much mining district being left on the British side that they were not long in addressing a protest to President McKInley. Copies of the protest have been sent to the Chambers of Commerce of Seattle, Skagway, San Francisco and Portland, with a request for co-operation. The commission will be in the vicin ity of Skagway a month, delimiting the provisional line on White Pass and Chil koot Pass. The Porcupine placer mines, it is estimated, will yield S250.000 this year. Work of sluicing, hydraullcking and other kinds of mining is carried on in the district. An Idaho State Chairman. Boise Statesman. Major Frank A. Fenn should make a good state chairman. He has fought Democrats before, and, come to think of It. he has taken a shot or two at their allies over in the Philippines. LTHE DANDRUFF ft CW Hm s w P-BT I H that burrows up Ht scalp, making dandruff scurf, causing the hair to fall, and finally BALDNESS. You win have NO MORE DAN. DRUPF, FALLING HAIR, or BALDNESS If you use NEWBRO'S HERPICIDB The only Hair Preparation on this duolutely new scientific principle. For sale by drugbts. Price $1. Tor your family's comfort and your own. fflSES Rootbeer will contribute more to It than tons of Ice and a gross of tans. 5 gallons for 25 cento. ITrli for list f premium offered ires ror nam. CIIAuXES E. Ill IRES CO, ilmlTern, if a. P8IMARY, SECONDARY OR TERTIARY BLOOD P0IS01 Permanently Cured. You can be treated at home under same guaranty. If you have- taken mercury. Iodide potash, and still hau aches and pains. Mucous Patches ln Mouth. Sore Throat. Pimples. Copper-Colored Spots. Ulcers on any part of tho body. Hair or Eyebrows fall ins out. -writs COOK REMEDY CO. 1530 Masonic Temple, Chicago, III., for proofs of cures. Capital. $300,000. We solicit tho most obstinate cases. Wo have cured the -worst cases ln 15 to 35 days. 100-pago Book Free. The Oregon Mining Stock Exchange Auditorium. Chamber of Commerce Bid?., V. O. box 679. Portland. Or. Telephone Main 610. J. E. Haseltlne. Pres.; David Goodsell Treas.: F. J. Hard. See. Directors L. G. Clarice. J. E Haseltlne. Da vid Goodsell. P. J. Jennlnss. I. G. Davidson. T. V. Drake. E. A. Clem. THE GOLD HTL.I. & BOHEMIA MIXING CO. owns four flrst-class quarts mlnlns proper ties; three of them. mbraclns nine claims, being ln the Gold Hill mining district. Jack son County. Oregon; and one of them, em bracing seven claims, being ln the very heart of the Bohemia mining camp. Capital stock. $100,000 00; 40 per cent of stock ln treasury; all promoters' stock pooled. Lifted with the Oregon Mining Stock Exchanae. In vestigate. Davidson. Ward & Co. (members of the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange), 403 Chamber of Commerce. Phone Clay 833. SiffBfgssSin ft HSLolbK Er SSR UTT2 39 1 m m H iaskv- itiiffiiiiipg Mh, llir SAME SHAPE i Mill H 7 M H fill I Ilk. o- jm , h ffl lvSfPVW ' I ioJSv I f te i liSSiuiiliMiMf'' i